Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-17
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INDIAN TROUBLES,
CoIorow Defeated, Wants to 60 Back TO
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Coiorow Defeated, Wants to 60 Back to
the Reservation.
Meeker Col, (by courier to Glenwood
Springt) August 15-One battle between
the Utes and Sheriff KendaIrs party
resulted in the wounding OF tour bucks,
and old Coiorow has asked permission
to leave the battlefield and go the reser.
walton. Abe fight occurred on Beaver
creek last Tuesday, and your correspon-
dent obtained particulars after . hard
days rldeSover the range toward Trakers'
lake. where he met William "a. Miller
and Jim Dnchamp, who had ast left
this place and were going up the north
FORK Df the White river where they ex-
pected to find Kendall, who, with thirty
FIVE msn, is following what looks to be q
cold trail. The battle. Of Tuesday is be.
hind Beaver creek and within five miles
OF the old battle ground Of 1878. Kendall
had been following the trail of the Utes
for tweuty-four hours, and about two
miles from where he met them he en-
c0untered equaws and herds going west,
He did not disturb them, but two or
three squaws showed fight and he was
compelled to take their knives from
them. He then pushed on across the
country and came upon Oolorow and
eighty -four bucks canped in the shelter
OF o clump OF trees about 500 yards from
the bluffs. As soon az the Indians
caught sight of the sheriff and party,
they immediately rushed to their horses,
rode farther back, halting every few
minutes as if to encourage pursuit, in
which they were successful. Once in the
open plain they immediately began to
eneircle the cowboys and fired twice at
them. The Indians outnumbered the
sheriff following by two to one and he
returned to the bluff, getting a dump
of trees between himself and the hostiles.
The whites dismounted and behind the
shelter Of the trees returned the Indians
fire, woandsng u buck. Oolorow did
not seem to participate much in the
fighting, but occupied q place on the
bluff. The fight continued ell the after
noon and mp to dark, when the Indians
went off toward the north bank of the
White river. -Four Indians we're wounded
in the light, and is said to be pretty
badly injured and will die. II was
expected they would attack the camp at
night, but=did not do SO, and the scouts
sent out by Kendall at daybreak return
ed IN an hour with the intelligence that
they could see no Indians. Kendall was
last seen by Miller Duohamp on Thurs
day night. They were then on the battle
field en- Milk river, and had just seen the
the Indians A. skirmish took place and
continued abont one horr, when the
Indians drew off and took TO the shelter
oil the hills. Miller and Duohamp left
the party there and came to Meeker.
Duchamp is out scouting for the Utes.
Kendall is supposed to be in the vicinity
Of Williams' fort, on the White river
about forty miles north OF Meeker.
He hos only ~thirty-fve men. not sixty. as
stated. The men are oil in good health
but poorly armed and the intelligence
that County Commissioner Reynolds
brings from Glenwood Springs OF the
arrlvai OF 5000 rounds OF ammunition and
fifty stand OF arms is welcomed. AS
as possible . party will be made up
and sent ont to find and reinforce
Kendall.